Medium severity · published May 20, 2016
CVE-2016-1858
WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, Safari before 9.1.1, and tvOS before 9.2.1, improperly tracks taint attributes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive…
6.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, Safari before 9.1.1, and tvOS before 9.2.1, improperly tracks taint attributes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 9.3.2 · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
before 9.1.1 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 9.2.1 · source: NVD
WE
Webkitgtk+ · Webkitgtk
before 2.12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1858
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1858
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137229/WebKitGTK-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Memory-Corruption.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538522/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888
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